Limpley Stoke railway station

Limpley Stoke railway station is a former railway station in Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire, England. The station was originally started by the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway, which was bought by the Great Western Railway before service started. The station served as a loading point for limestone from nearby quarries until 1960.[1] Two camping coaches were positioned here by the Western Region from 1956 to 1957.[2] The station closed in 1966, and the building is now in private hands. The line remains open, and has regular passenger service.

Limpley Stoke
The station in 2010
General information
LocationLimpley Stoke, Wiltshire
England
Coordinates51°20′55″N 2°18′53″W / 51.348599°N 2.314733°W / 51.348599; -2.314733
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1857 (1857)Opened[1]
1966 (1966)Closed[1]
Wessex Main Line
Bristol Temple Meads
St Anne's Park
Keynsham
Saltford
Twerton-on-Avon
Oldfield Park
Bath Spa
Hampton Row Halt
Bathampton
Bathampton Junction
Great Western Main Line
Limpley Stoke
Freshford
Avoncliff
Thingley Junction
Great Western Main Line to London
Lacock Halt
Beanacre Halt
Melksham
Broughton Gifford Halt
Holt Junction
Holt Junction
Staverton Halt
Bradford-on-Avon
Bradford South Junction
Trowbridge
Westbury
Dilton Marsh
Warminster
Heytesbury
Codford
Wylye
Langford
Wishford
Wilton North
Wilton South
Salisbury
Fisherton Tunnel
Alderbury staff platforms
Dean
Mottisfont & Dunbridge
Romsey
Nursling
Redbridge
Millbrook
Southampton Central
Southampton Terminus
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Monkton Combe Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Bristol and North Somerset Railway
(Camerton branch)
  Freshford
Line and station open
Bathampton
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Wessex Main Line /
Heart of Wessex Line
 

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Limpley Stoke Station". Bradford on Avon Museum. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ^ McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 95. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.